Home for CNY

The swimming pool at Royal Regent, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

Byebye KL. (for now). I'm all packed. What's left s a quick shower...and throwing the rubbish and driving the car down to I can then lug my violin, and two big bags and one small bag into the car. After cny....I have plans to start swimming for exercise. I haven't jogged since Nov 2013. Terrible isn't it? After all that bragging re jogging is good for you etc.

Truth is; jogging was good for my energy and weight but bad for the knees.

Wardobe

Wardobe, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

I have too many clothes. There! I've finally said it out for everyone else to read. The sad truth is I'm also a hoarder and the result is a rather cramped wardobe with clothes in plastic bags appearing as shapeless lumps should you be brave enough to venture deeper in.

They are in different categories really. The initial division is into 2 big groups : Work clothes Vs non-work clothes. Which then are subdivided further...and the eventual division is something like so

1. fat clothes , work, baggy enough to eat
2. fat clothes work, can pass off for meetings
3. Fat clothes work with a cardigan for "colder" aircon conditions.

4. Thin clothes..for work
-dresses
-tops and skirts
- longer dresses
5. Thin clothes for non-work
White t-shirts vs non-white t-shirts
tight t=shirts vs not-so-tight t-shirts
T-shirts with collars, embroidery,big words, hard rock cafe t-shirts etc
6. jeans
- tight jeans to be worn if you're upright 80% of the time
- looser jeans with light shade cannot pass off as slacks
- darker jeans, skinny fit can pass off as slacks
- jeans I can no longer fit into unless I eat 2-3 peanuts per meal and nothing else

7. a WHOLE drawer full of black t-shirts different cuts, different cloth
8. the mistakes.....that's a huge category...things you bought when you were obviously not mentally right. ( some have been given away but it is wrong to inflict ugly clothes on the less fortunate)

Dinner

Ikea inspires !!, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

Dinner and good company= a rather enjoyable night out. When was the last time you had a nice meal with good company and the timing was good as well?

In an ideal world, we would have this on a more regular basis rotating both the menu and the venue. I guess ladies who have little else to do but lunch and tea together must find it mundane after a while. Bit like us eating at the canteen or something similar:)

Pokka dots

Pokka dots, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

Why is it...that a messy bed in Ikea looks inviting and cosy ....a messy bed at home looks just plain messy???

* picture taken at Ikea Malaysia. ( Largest in Asia) No wonder we were tired after coming home. All that exercise. 387,500 sg ft.

Sleepy time

Sleepy time, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

This is hilarious. I found this on a bed at Harvey Normans. Just had to laugh out loud. I wonder who put him there. Thank you for making us smile:)

The weekend has been good. And as usual, I'm a bit tired and not eager to face MOnday at all:) BUT, it's a two day working week for me. Off for the CNY break on Wednesday so I'm not going to be sucked into he pre-working-Monday-blues:)

Inflation

Wanton noodles from a shop near home, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

I had the urge to eat something different. And I thought what about Yut Kee which has been featured in some magazine a while back. It's in the old part of town near church, where they sell traditional breakfast in an ambience of yesteryear. That plan fell though because I couldn't find a safe place to park.

I ended up at an old haunt off Jalan Kuching at Jalan Selingsing. This time, I was smarter and chose a seat right in front of the wanton noodle stall. The last time, the lady forgot my order and I waited in vain and in hunger too.

Would you believe the price is RM5 for a small ( you can tell from the pic) plate of noodles ? My teh ais cost RM2. And this is before the GST creeps in in 2015. Oh boy!

Birthday Cards Jan 2014

Birthday Cards Jan 2014, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

I had a lovely birthday this year. Two years back I was struck down ( literally in a horizontal position the WHOLE of the birthday) with food poisoning which saw me prostrate when I wasn't in the toilet. This year...was totally different. A group of lovely people I work with made this day special. Despite having clinic and a monday .....we had cake....food, more cake...presents...and a huge card to mark my birthday. God has blessed me with good friends. Thank you!

Maeve Binchey

Maeve Binchey, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

I have all the books by Maeve Binchey on this shelf except "The Circle of friends" When I worked in Tawau, reading was a great past time and they had a lovely public library. And it was here I got a copy of Circle of friends. I think I like "Quentins" the best.

Last weekend before CNY 2014

Lanterns at Pavillion, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

I am sure the shopping centers will be full of last-minute shoppers as well as people generally doing nothing but immersing self in the shopping mode. What better way to spend the weekend than elbowing and side-stepping trolleys at either Midvalley or One-Utama. Two places I strongly suspect most people will flock to.

Everything is in horsey mode and it's interesting to see the different horses on show for all. I've decided to put a picture of the hanging line of chinese lanterns at Pavillion.

Sushi from Rakuzen

Sushi from Rakuzen, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

WNN bought me dinner on my birthday. And so MOnday night saw us at Rakuzen enjoying some lovely Sushi...and for her Sashimi. The worst sushi I've ever had was one where the rice was WARM and congealed. The shop has since closed down and little wonder there why. Rakuzen does good sushi. It also does tasty tempura. ( Yum! Which is what I had for my proper meal)

Kimchi

Kimchi, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

If you don't like korean food, you haven't tasted the correct version. Don't go for the non-korean-owned restaurant, you may get the Malaysianized version of Kimchi or Bibimbap.

And please please do not compare Kimchi to Acar ( which is what mummy does...grossly unfair on the kimchii I must say). It's got a fresh salty taste which morphs into a peppery spicy taste and the crunch of the preserved veg allows you to chew you way through as the taste develops in the mouth. Am I lyrical enough for you to want to head out and buy some Kimchi stat??

Coffee at Antipodean Cafe

Coffee at Antipodean Cafe, originally uploaded by andreaban2009.

Cafe Latte for me...and something else for KN. This is her coffee which had a nicer picture so hers gets to be featured on this blog. Mine had a heart and the contrast wasn't as good as this. We had coffee at Antipodean cafe Bangsar.